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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 51

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Relating to: annulment for marriage if less than one year and no pregnancy.

Divorce Maternal and infant care

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a court may annul a marriage if certain grounds are met,

such as a party lacked the capacity to consent to the marriage, a party lacks the

physical capacity to consummate the marriage, a party did not meet the legal

requirements for marriage, or the marriage is otherwise prohibited by the laws of

this state. This bill adds a new ground for annulment of a marriage if the parties

have been married for less than one year and no pregnancy resulted from the

marriage.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Wirch (D)

2 cosponsors

Kitchens (R) , Tusler (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 14, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Ballweg, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler and Kitchens

  2. Feb 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1